Elías Valiña Sampedro
Don Elías Valiña Sampedro ( February 2, 1929 - December 11, 1989 ) was a pastor in O Cebreiro , Galicia and a visionary of the modern pilgrimage to St. James.
Life
He worked on their revival by re-marking long stretches of the Camino Francés from 1984 onwards . He also wrote cultural studies on the Way of St. James , including his dissertation from 1965 El Camino de Santiago. Estudio histórico-jurídico belongs, and the Guia del Peregrino , the first modern pilgrim guide for the Camino Francés.
The yellow arrow goes back to Elías Valiña, which today points the way to Santiago de Compostela everywhere on the Camino de Santiago .
In 1966 he restored the church and outbuildings in O Cebreiro and opened a hostel and an inn for pilgrims there .
Valiña Sampedro died in 1989 and was buried in his church. Next to the church there is a memorial stele with a bust and plaques from many domestic and foreign pilgrims' associations in recognition of his life's work .
The side celtiberia.net reported an anecdote that shed light on the size of his are (now reality has become) Vision: police officers of the Guardia Civil watching Valiña Sampedro when marking a Pyrenean crossing with yellow arrows, which also occasionally by members of the banned Basque separatist organization ETA was used . When asked what he was doing, the pastor said: "I am preparing a great invasion!"
For services to the Camino gives Galician Government the Premio "Elías Valiña" .
Web links
- Celtiberia.net (Spanish), there also a picture of the bust of Valiña Sampedros next to the church [1]
- Premio Elías Valiña (Galician)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valiña Sampedro, Elías |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman; Visionary of the modern Way of St. James |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1989 |